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Tastes like beef: Ostrich meat, the latest trend in...

May 13, 1996

Tastes like beef: Ostrich meat, the latest trend in healthful eating, is to be served up for lunch by British Airways in a new departure for the flightless bird. The airline said it would introduce ostrich to its menus on flights between London and the United States from July. But the meat, which is expensive and not widely available, will initially appear only on the meal trays of first-class passengers. Ostrich tastes similar to beef and has grown in popularity since the scare over mad cow disease in Britain.